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Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Stay HOS Restart Rule

Yesterday,
Congressmen Hanna (R-N.Y.), Rice (R-S.C.), and Michaud (D-Maine) introduced HR
3413, legislation that would stay the restart provisions of the new hours of
service rule until the Government Accountability Office completes a full
assessment of the data and rationale the agency used in issuing its rule. In
introducing the bill, Congressman Hanna stated that, "It is wrongheaded for the
federal government to impose an arbitrary and capricious regulation that
impacts almost every sector of the American economy without first finishing a
study on its effectiveness. Federal agencies should have an obligation to prove
that new rules and regulations do not cause more harm than good — in terms of
both safety and costs.” MTA strongly supports
the legislation and will be reaching out to MTA members for support in
attracting additional cosponsors of the bill.